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So What's So Bad About Me, Anyway...?
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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 356700" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>{{{Daisy Face}}}</p><p> </p><p>This has to be the hardest part of gfgdom. There can be many reasons why family stops calling: life can be extremely busy, they could be scared of difficult child's behavior rubbing off on their family (the "cooties" effect), they could be upset that you didn't follow their advice (and you must not have followed it or difficult child would have been whipped into shape by now <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink:" title="wink :wink:" data-shortname=":wink:" />), they could not want to be enmeshed in difficult child's day-to-day drama (aka "sinking ship syndrome") or (and this is the most insidious, I swear) they don't want to admit that there could be a real problem in the family gene pool (the "ostrich effect"). No matter the reason... it hurts. It hurts to not be part of family celebrations and life and to be seen only as an extension of your difficult child's issues.</p><p> </p><p>I want you to know that you are valued. You are a strong and independent woman, not just a wife, daughter, mother or sister. <span style="color: red"><strong>YOU</strong></span><span style="color: black"> are important to us and I'm sorry that your family has lost sight of this. {{{Hugs}}}</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 356700, member: 1722"] {{{Daisy Face}}} This has to be the hardest part of gfgdom. There can be many reasons why family stops calling: life can be extremely busy, they could be scared of difficult child's behavior rubbing off on their family (the "cooties" effect), they could be upset that you didn't follow their advice (and you must not have followed it or difficult child would have been whipped into shape by now :wink:), they could not want to be enmeshed in difficult child's day-to-day drama (aka "sinking ship syndrome") or (and this is the most insidious, I swear) they don't want to admit that there could be a real problem in the family gene pool (the "ostrich effect"). No matter the reason... it hurts. It hurts to not be part of family celebrations and life and to be seen only as an extension of your difficult child's issues. I want you to know that you are valued. You are a strong and independent woman, not just a wife, daughter, mother or sister. [COLOR=red][B]YOU[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=black] are important to us and I'm sorry that your family has lost sight of this. {{{Hugs}}}[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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